Bungalow



Feb. 13, 1940. F. F. TOWN SEND I 2,190,002

' BUNGALOW Filed- July 21, 1936 3 Sheetg-Sheet 1 FRANK E TOWNSEND INVENTOR A RNEY Feb; 13, 1940. F. F. TOWNSEND BUNGALOW Filed July 21, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FRANK F. ran Alamo INVENTOR BY I A RNEY RAD/472m Feb. 13, 1 940.

' F. F. TOWNSEND BUNGALOW Fi 1 ed July 21. 1936 I 3- Sheetg-Sheet 3' FRANK E TOWNSEND' INVENTOR w m AT RNEY 15 drawings. v

Patented Feb-13, 19 0.

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i BUNGALOW I l! in. Application July 21, 1936,'Serial No. 91 ,675 H I 4c ims. (cl.fes -l-sz)l This invention relates to dwellings or the edgeset boards l8,iwhich extend upcabove the bungalow type. i flooring l9, suflicient to form the floor molding SpeCla. I ob ects of the invention are to pro- 20 andthe outer edgesetboardsZl, which extend v vide desirable ventilation, lighting, heating or up beyond the molding board sufficiently 'bOifQrlIl 5 cooling and air conditi'oningin a building of this the mop board"22.-g These three sill and trim 5 type and a readily assembled relatively inexiormingmembers may be'mailed, bolted or otherpensive form of construction, whichwillbe wise suitably fastened togetherand the vertical rugged and strong and provide maximum useful siding may be nailed Otherwise fastened to space for livingpurposes. outermost of theseg i l 1] These and other desirable objects are attained In the illustration; the vertical side Walls ex-' 10 by the novel features of construction, combinae tend only to approximately the top of the window tions and relations of parts hereinafter delevel and the additional desiredheight is given scribed, broadly covered in the claims andillusthe rooms by locating the ceiling 23, up inthe trated by way of disclosure in the accompanying rafter space andby connecting this elevated ceiling with the side walls by the inclined ceiling The drawings show practical preferred emflanges' z l; l v i bodiments of the invention, but it will be appre- [Where thehouse is more than two rooms deep, ciated that the structure may beimodified and as in the illustration, this drop-ceiling effe'ctis g changed in various waysall withinfth true incarried 'out between adjoining rooms by the simii tent and broad scope of the invention. I I larly inclined drop flanges meetingf'at 1116120 Fig. l is a partial plan view of the structure partition walls 26,:betweeriiithe rooms)" w l with the roof cover removed to showinterior These meeting inclinedceiling 'walls 25 prodetails. l l 'videfatth top of the ceiling structure longi Fig. 2 is a horizontal plan viewoixthewall tudinally and transversely extending substan- 25 structure, as withthe roof and ceiling removed. tially V-shaped troughs 21, available for venti- 25 Fig. 3 is a broken and part vertical sectional lating and like purposes. A v i i "I I view of the building. Y Where four 'roomsfadjoin, diagonally set Fig. 4 is an interior perspective illustration of cubicles '28, are provided and these-may be-ofa the ceiling structure. Y i l height corresponding tolthe height of the siding i, to Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional'view' illustratandclosed at thetop'bya fiat ceiling 29, at that ing ventilating and air conditioning featuresand level and providing a flat ess-over for the in--' omitting other details. w 1 r l tersecting V'-shaped ductsat thatpointg Q Fig. 6 is a broken sectional detail of a built-in l Thesecubiclesor small corner rooms, which in form of air conditioningunit. efiectare taken outfofthe corners of fourYad- Fig. '7 is a broken part sectional endelevationi" joining" rooms are useful ior toilet or heating, 35

of the building. r cooling, or air conditioning 'or fo'r pantry, storage Fig. 8 is anenlarged and broken vertical sec or wardrobe purposes; IriFig. 2, one of the in I tional view on substantially the line 8.8 of te-rmediate corner rooms or spaces is shown as 1 Fig. '7 illustrating .detailsof one of the dormers containing the accessories 29a; ffo'r --toil'et pur which maybe provided over the ends of the poses and the otheris shown'asfh'aving an air 0 trunks which open through the roof. i conditioning plant 30, arranged therein. I Theser Fig. 9 is a horizontal broken sectional detail mayj-have one or" more doors opening from of the corner construction. 1 I a l one or more of the four surrounding rooms. Fig. 10 is a broken perspective view of one of Necessary wiring and piping also may conven 4,5 the corner reinforcing and tie. members. 5 ientlybe located inthese intermediate and closed' A special feature of the bungalow illustrated spaces between the adjoining rooms. is that it can be built without studding' andthat To utilize the V-troughs inthe ceiling as defithe roof and ceiling structure can be sustained nite air trunks, they maybe closed over at the entirely by the siding. The sidingrepresentedatfl top. as indicated at 3|,Figs. '3 and 5, and opened l I, is shown asmade up of vertical lappedboards g at the "ends to the outside" air as indicated 'at 32. 150

resting .onsuitable foundation I 2, and carrying Theset air 'inletand' exlt ends maybe protected rails or supports I3, for the rafters l4. from the weather as by suitably shuttered and The sills are shown as composed of inner joists screened dormers 33. Also, or in place of the IS, which may be notched at [8,, for the floor circulation described, the connect! 1: longitudi- 5 beams l1, Figs. 7 and 8, attached to intermediate nal-and transverse V-ducts may be "nected by vertical conduits 34, Figs. 3 and '7, with an inverted V-shaped trunk 35, in the peak of the rafters protected at opposite ends of the building as by the suitably screened dormers 36. By suitable checks and dampers, circulation through the ventilating ducts described may be governed according to the direction of wind flow to accomplish desired ventilating, heating and cooling effects. By suitably controlled inlets to and from the various rooms, such circulation may be'utilized to suit particular requirements of diiferent rooms. Fig.8 shows one form' offsuchbom trollers, in which room openings 31, in the inclined drop flanges may be governed by hinged,

valves or gates 38, which can be shifted and s cured in various positions by securing handles 39. In this particular illustration, the .closure.

member 38 is in the nature of awmdew having" glass panes 40, letting light into two adjoinirig rooms and the opening of this window, provides communication between the ceiling passage 21, and these two rooms at opposite-sides of the same;

further ventilation I and air circulation is effected in the illustration by the provision of boxes 41;; Figs. '7 and 8, over the windows and-by the provision of doublesliding sash 42, spaced from and inaddition tothe regular inner sliding sash 43: The upper outersash is shown as carryinga plate 44, which when this sash-is entirely raised will close an opening 45, in the upper end "of the box communicating with a wall opening 46, over the top of the window and the lower outer sash isshown as carrying a plate 41, which when this sash is downwill closean opening 48, communi,

cating through'the'box with a wall opening 49,;

the" room.

below the window and in back of thefheating radiator 50. By more or. less opening theouter sliding sash-as indicated, leaving-the'inner sash closed, circulation maybe created intoand from 1 A heating or cooling or air conditioningplant or combination of'any two or all three of these may be located at 30; Figs.;2 and'5, in 'any one or all of the intermediate-chambers 28. Such; a

1 combination unitis indicated in 'Fig. 6; involving.

anair conditioner 5|, through which wateris" pass d lay-pipin 52,: and whi h m be eat cooledas conditions require by the instrumentalities indicated 'at' 53;; This unit'is shown having a casing 54, divided by partitions into an upper compartment 55, taking aiig from the" attic duct 35, and discharging through .an -in-r; jector 56, into :an adjoining compartment, "51, taking air' fr m' the variousirooms, the conditioned air passing from the lower compartment.

58, out through ducts 59 ,,'to the several rooms.

I uAt the corners of thebuilding, the'members members. Only one or both-sets of=these=-tabs f or lugs may be used; depending on-the-special conditions; In the particular case illustrated; the

lugs 62, are bent in-reversely extendingrelation at the lower edge of the joining strip'f and.=-securedbeneath'the beams-l5-, ;;l8, 2l, whereas at the top, one set of lugs 6|,arebent in,,and=:se,-

. cured over the top of the inner sill beam .15, and

other ofthese top "lugs" are left standing up straight and are secured to the inner face of the intermediate beam [8, or on the fastener strip 60 between the intermediate beam l8, and inner zyertical ducts for pipes, wiring, lightning rods a d other elements.

I-n addition to or in place of manually operated dampers and valves for controlling circulation in tlie'vn'tilatin'g ducts, automatic valves may be placed," 'for' instance, in the gable and ceiling duct s for controlling entrance and exit of air in accordance with the direction of wind flow.

' The windows; particularly the outer windows, such as indicated at 42 (Fig. 8) maybe mounted toswing outward or inward and behinged either atthetop or bottom. The siding may be extended up toth'eroof or sheathing 63. Similarly, the partitiorisZS maybe extended up through the troughs'i'l to the joists or roof beams. Radiators, suchasshowjn at 64; ,may' be'located either within or outside the air-conditioning chambers, as indicated in FigsL- 5 and'6.v-

What is ,Qlaimed'isr 1. In a building of the character disclosed, sid;

ingyrafterssupported by said siding and a ceiling havinganinclined dropiflange extending partly up said rafters and other drop flanges meeting in the form of V-shaped ventilating troughs in the ceiling and room defining'partitions at'the juncture of saidineeting ceiling flanges.

2 Ina building of the character disclosed, siding, rafters supported by said siding and a ceiling having an inclined drop flange'extending partly up Zsaidf rafters and other drop flanges meeting in the form of V-shaped ventilating troughs in the ceiling; room defining partitions'at the junk:- ture of'said meeting ceiling flanges and intermediate chambers'at the juncture of difierent rooms and formed by walls in the adjoining corners of such, rooms, said intermediatechambers having ceilings at the lower level ofxsa'iddrop flanges and. forming connecting portions of the ventilatingtroughs.

3.A building having a peaked roof, an inverted V-shaped ventilating trunk under the peak of said roof, partitions dividing the interior of the.buildingginto'rooms,'ceilings for said rooms having inclined dropflanges formingV-shaped troughs,-'said troughs being closed over at the top and'conduit'connections from said peak trunk to .saidcovered ceiling troughs.

4. A building having a'peakedroof, an inverted V -shaped ventilating trunk under the peak of said roof, partitions'dividing the interior of the building into rooms, ceilings for said" rooms hav ing "inclined "drop flanges forming 'V'-shap'ed troughs, said troughsbeing closed over at the top and conduitconnections from said peak trunk to said rcoverfedceilingtroughs and means for establishing connnunication between said peak trunk andthe-outside air. M

FRANK r. TOWNSEND. 

